RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Reality competitionReal people competing under format rules.This show: 10/10Queer storiesLGBTQ+ lives and relationships at the center.This show: 10/10CampyKnowingly over the top and enjoying every minute of its own excess.This show: 9/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 8/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 7/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 7/10
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RuPaul's Drag Race UK Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.4 | |||
| S2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 6.7 | |
| S3 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 6.4 | ||
| S4 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 8.3 | ||
| S5 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.5 | ||
| S6 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 7.3 | ||
| S7 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 5.6 | ||
| S8 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.0 |
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About
"British warmth and wit steal the crown"
A British spin-off of the American juggernaut, this competition gathers drag queens from across the UK to battle through design, comedy, lip-sync and acting challenges for a crown. Each week one queen is sent home, judged by a rotating panel led by RuPaul via video link and local hosts in studio. The tone is warmer and scrappier than its US parent, leaning into British humor, regional accents and a real underdog spirit. It is glossy but low-stakes fun, carried by the contestants' personalities, genuine friendships and the campy theatrical challenges rather than any manufactured drama.
Watch it for
the contestants' quick, self-deprecating British humor and genuine camaraderie despite the competition.
Maybe skip if
you find competitive reality formats with elimination twists repetitive or overly familiar.
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All Seasons
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Series 12019
8.24K106h 33m
RuPaul brings the award-winning global phenomenon to the UK for the first time. Ten of the country’s most fabulous drag queens will compete in the Olympics of drag in the hope that RuPaul, queen of queens, will crown them as the UK’s first Drag Race Superstar.
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Series 22021
8.37K1259m
The award winning RuPaul’s Drag Race UK returns for a second series. Over the course of ten weeks twelve of the country’s most fabulous drag queens will compete to be crowned the UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar.
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Series 32021
6.97K1111h 28m
The multi award winning RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is back for series 3! Over the course of ten weeks twelve fabulous drag queens will compete to be crowned The UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar.
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Series 42022
7.86K1112h 9m
RuPaul presides as twelve queens compete to be crowned the next Drag Race UK superstar.
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Series 52023
8.35K1111h 41m
A brand spanking new series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK returns! Over the next ten weeks, a cast of fabulous new drag queens will compete for RuPaul’s seal of approval and the much coveted title of UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar.
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Series 62024
8.76K1111h 42m
Mama Ru is back with a hot new cast of rambunctious drag queens ready to do battle for the crown! Over the next ten weeks, the queens compete in a range of spicy challenges designed to test their drag mettle as they bid for the coveted title of the UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar.
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Series 72025
5.94K1111h 48m
Rest Easy. Mama's back! Start your engines, as a brand new set of fabulous queens enter the werkroom, hoping to win Mama Ru's seal of approval and take home the crown.
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Season 8
8.6411112h 51m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
RuPaul Self - Host, Judge, Self
Michelle Visage Self - Judge, Self - Host
Alan Carr Self - Judge, Self - Host
Graham Norton Self - Judge, Self
Kevin Max Grogan Self - Contestant, Self
Baga Chipz Self - Contestant, Self - Special Guest, Margaret Thatcher
Lawrence Chaney Self - Contestant, Self - Special Guest
The Vivienne Self - Contestant, Donald Trump, Self
Danny Beard Self - Contestant, Self - Special Guest
Michael Marouli Self - Contestant, Self - Special Guest
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